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Ukraine’s Parliament approves 2026 budget, focuses on defence
KYIV, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Parliament approved the 2026 budget on Wednesday, planning to allocate nearly a third of the country’s gross domestic product to defence as the war […]
Mexican government announces 13% minimum wage increase
MEXICO CITY, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Mexico’s government said on Wednesday it will raise the minimum wage by 13% in 2026, the latest in a series of public policies from two […]
Turkey discusses Black Sea safety with NATO after attacks on Russian ships
ANKARA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed Black Sea safety on Wednesday, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said, after Ankara […]
Reuters story on Tajikistan discussing Russian help to guard its Afghan border is withdrawn
ALMATY, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A Reuters story about Tajikistan holding talks with Russia about helping guard its Afghan border has been withdrawn following a post-publication review showing insufficient evidence. […]
Sudanese force holding survivors of Darfur siege for ransom, witnesses say
CAIRO/TINE, Chad, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Sudanese paramilitary force that besieged then overran a city in Darfur in late October is systematically holding trapped residents for ransom, killing or […]
Kremlin aide says Russia’s battlefield gains influenced Ukraine talks with US
MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday that Russia’s recent battlefield progress in Ukraine had what he described as a positive impact on peace negotiations […]
Swiss close in on relaxing restrictions on arms exports
ZURICH, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Swiss parliament is poised to relax restrictions on weapons exports, a significant but delicate shift that aims to support the domestic arms industry without […]
Turkey slams ex-Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani over his visit with heavily armed guards
ANKARA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Turkey demanded an explanation from Iraqi Kurdish officials after former leader Masoud Barzani arrived in a mainly Kurdish Turkish border region last weekend surrounded by […]
A bridge too far? Sicily project tests limits of Italy’s ambitions
ROME, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Minutes after Italy’s powerful Court of Auditors rejected plans to build a bridge from the mainland to the island of Sicily, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni […]
Kremlin says Putin accepted some US proposals on Ukraine and is ready to continue talking
MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin accepted some U.S. proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and rejected others but that […]